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The problem with shit like the V Gundam MG is that while out of the box it looks cool and functions well, it's next to worthless as a 'real' model. The second you try and put paint on any of those internal bits, things are going to stick and scrape and break and you'll ruin the kit. It's a pain in the ass to have to build all of that internal stuff if you have to leave it bare plastic and can only really paint half of the kit (the outside). I've done it, but it makes the whole process take about twice as long as it should.

Prometheum5 Wrote:
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> The problem with shit like the V Gundam MG is that
> while out of the box it looks cool and functions
> well, it's next to worthless as a 'real' model.
> The second you try and put paint on any of those
> internal bits, things are going to stick and
> scrape and break and you'll ruin the kit. It's a
> pain in the ass to have to build all of that
> internal stuff if you have to leave it bare
> plastic and can only really paint half of the kit
> (the outside). I've done it, but it makes the
> whole process take about twice as long as it
> should.

This is a problem with a lot of snap-fit kits (and some older kits that actually require glue and paint, but that usually is bad engineering). Try to paint them, and things get damaged if you try to move 'em. I've given up and simply build my kits in (partially) fixed poses...

I've never wanted a PG kit this bad since the PG GP-01/FB. Having said that, I've finally seen the box in person. It's surprisingly one of the smallest PG boxes I've ever seen. Maybe they found a way to cram more into a compact box, I can't tell until I actually open it up to see how many runners there are.

I've never observed this when watching the series, but after seeing the skeletal frame of the PG 00, it's actually very similar to the EXIA's. Just a few minor differences e.g. the GN-drive module on the chest is now upgraded to a shoulder-mounted twin system. The chest cavity for the GN-drive exists on the PG 00 (you can actually remove the centerpiece to reveal the slot for the GN-drive), meaning to say, Bandai might use this frame for a potential PG EXIA. Yummy. Or maybe a standalone armor set (and optional modules) for the EXIA so we can re-use the PG 00 frame (and GN-Drive). Yummy.

MattAlt Wrote:
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> According to the latest Figure Oh, a 1:48 scale
> RX-78 is in the works for spring. At 37.5cm (15
> inches) it'll be teh huge. (Though not as teh huge
> as the Jumbo Grade series.)

Sounds about right... the JG's are 1/35, so now we can add the 1/48 to the scale lineup.

I'm still interested to hear if anything's going to happen with the massive 1/35 Fix figure they had at some shows this year.